Vickers 416 Wellington IC

The airplane departed RAF Talbenny on an antisubmarine operation in the Celtic Sea. It was shot down by German fighters and was ditched into the sea some 20 km off Land's End. A crew was killed and five others were rescued.
Crew:
Sgt P. Friedlander, †
S/L J. Sejbl,
Sgt J. P. Stern,
F/Sgt B. Kubalik,
F/O K. Slama,
Sgt J. Bayer.

The airplane departed RAF Lichfield at 1948LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. It was hit by the German Flak over the target area which destroyed the port aileron. Despite severe handling problems and lack of airspeed, the crew regained the south coast before bailing out at 0320LT near Andover. All five crew members parachuted to safety while the airplane crashed and was destroyed.
Crew:
P/O R. A. Curle,
P/O E. C. Crapp,
P/O R. H. Chapman,
P/O H. Riding,
Sgt G. W. Durdin.

The airplane departed RAF Edgehill at 1953LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Spalbeek, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Stanley W. Dodge, pilot,
Sgt Herbert C. Roake, pilot,
P/O Claud C. Hendley-Cross, observer,
Sgt Kenneth D. Downing, wireless operator,
Sgt Armand E. Confait, air gunner,
Sgt Kenneth J. Smith, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Wing at 2019LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Beerst, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt P. L. Looney,
Sgt J. Clayton,
Sgt J. T. Pate,
Sgt A. E. W. Butler,
Sgt C. G. Calcutt.

The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2002LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Shortly after midnight, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Heiloo, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Walter John Nobbs, pilot,
Sgt Thomas James Fraser, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Stirk, observer,
F/Sgt Donald Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Kenneth Arthur Seals, air gunner,
Sgt Ronald George Ware, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2030LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While returning to base the following night, it crashed under unknown circumstances near Ouddorp, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Ian Alexander Grant, pilot,
P/O James Lyders Speedy, navigator,
P/O Robert Henry Groom, bomb aimer,
Sgt Stanley Swain, wireless operator,
Sgt William Buckley, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Harwell at 2014LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed while approaching the target area. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Sgt S. B. Robson,
Sgt J. .A J. Hatton,
P/O J. S. Shaw,
Sgt Hugh Duncan Van Norman,
Sgt G. E. Jones,
Sgt T. A. Drew.

The airplane departed RAF Bassingbourn at 2012LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed near Duisburg. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
F/O D. V. Benefield, †
W/O N. F. James,
Sgt J. Longden,
Sgt E. J. Outen, †
Sgt F. T. Hooper.

The airplane departed RAF Steeple Morden at 2029LT on September 16 on an operation to Essen. Approaching the target area, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Dinslaken, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
P/O William Arthur Hoskins, pilot,
P/O Grahame Cyril Ralph Goodwin, observer,
Sgt John Lawson Main Illingworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Walter Michelin, air gunner,
Sgt George Elliott Charlesworth, air gunner.

The airplane departed RAF Stradishall at 1955LT on an operation to Essen. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed near Ahaus, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
F/Lt John Dawson, pilot,
W/O Philip Sibbald Ogilvie Brichta, observer,
P/O George Clarence Goold, observer,
F/Sgt William Kilpatrick Hughes, wireless operator,
W/O Lorne James Lemoine, wireless operator.